Organization, Going Concern, and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Organization, Going Concern, and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION, GOING CONCERN, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	Note 1. ORGANIZATION, GOING CONCERN, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION *Organization* Healthier Choices Management Corp. (the “Company”) is a holding company focused on providing consumers with healthier daily choices with respect to nutrition and other lifestyle alternatives. The Company currently operates thirteen retail vape stores in the Southeast region of the United States, through which it offers e-liquids, vaporizers and related products. The Company also operates Ada’s Natural Market, a natural and organic grocery store, through its wholly owned subsidiary Healthy Choice Markets, Inc. Ada’s Natural Market offers fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items. *Going Concern and Liquidity* The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainties related to our going concern assessment. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The Company incurred a loss from operations of approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $7.7 million. While we anticipate that our current cash, cash equivalents, and cash to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our projected operating plans for the foreseeable future through a year and a day from the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements, should we require additional funds (either through equity or debt financings, collaborative agreements or from other sources) we have no commitments to obtain such additional financing, and we may not be able to obtain any such additional financing on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate financing is not available, the Company will further delay, postpone or terminate product and service expansion and curtail certain selling, general and administrative operations. The inability to raise additional financing may have a material adverse effect on the future performance of the Company. *Sourcing and Vendors* We source from multiple suppliers. These suppliers range from small independent businesses to multinational conglomerates. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we purchased approximately 83% of the goods we sell from our top 20 suppliers and approximately 33% of our total purchases were from one vendor. *Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation* The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Healthier Choices Management Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., Vaporin, Inc., The Vape Store, Inc. (“Vape Store”), Smoke Anywhere U.S.A., Inc. (“Smoke”), Emagine the Vape Store, LLC (“Emagine”), IVGI Acquisition, Inc., Vapormax Franchising LLC., Vaporin LLC., and Vaporin Florida, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. *Unaudited Interim Financial Information* The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and reflect all normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted under the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018.

Note 1. ORGANIZATION, GOING CONCERN, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

Healthier Choices Management Corp. (the “Company”) is a holding company focused on providing consumers with healthier daily choices with respect to nutrition and other lifestyle alternatives. The Company currently operates thirteen retail vape stores in the Southeast region of the United States, through which it offers e-liquids, vaporizers and related products. The Company also operates Ada’s Natural Market, a natural and organic grocery store, through its wholly owned subsidiary Healthy Choice Markets, Inc. Ada’s Natural Market offers fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items.

Going Concern and Liquidity

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainties related to our going concern assessment. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values.

The Company incurred a loss from operations of approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $7.7 million. While we anticipate that our current cash, cash equivalents, and cash to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our projected operating plans for the foreseeable future through a year and a day from the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements, should we require additional funds (either through equity or debt financings, collaborative agreements or from other sources) we have no commitments to obtain such additional financing, and we may not be able to obtain any such additional financing on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate financing is not available, the Company will further delay, postpone or terminate product and service expansion and curtail certain selling, general and administrative operations. The inability to raise additional financing may have a material adverse effect on the future performance of the Company.

Sourcing and Vendors

We source from multiple suppliers. These suppliers range from small independent businesses to multinational conglomerates. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we purchased approximately 83% of the goods we sell from our top 20 suppliers and approximately 33% of our total purchases were from one vendor.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Healthier Choices Management Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., Vaporin, Inc., The Vape Store, Inc. (“Vape Store”), Smoke Anywhere U.S.A., Inc. (“Smoke”), Emagine the Vape Store, LLC (“Emagine”), IVGI Acquisition, Inc., Vapormax Franchising LLC., Vaporin LLC., and Vaporin Florida, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and reflect all normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted under the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018.